diff --git a/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs b/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
index 2a481ff71dd208cea4ea0b3705c1192256b281a3..08d0f0d2e0ec7f261091cf9ff020c3fc3bbad532 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,52 @@ fn test_component_communication() {
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_intermediate_messenger() {
+    let pd = ProtocolDescription::parse(b"
+    primitive receiver<T>(in<T> rx, u32 num) {
+        auto index = 0;
+        while (index < num) {
+            sync { auto v = get(rx); }
+            index += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    primitive middleman<T>(in<T> rx, out<T> tx, u32 num) {
+        auto index = 0;
+        while (index < num) {
+            sync { put(tx, get(rx)); }
+            index += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    primitive sender<T>(out<T> tx, u32 num) {
+        auto index = 0;
+        while (index < num) {
+            sync put(tx, 1337);
+            index += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    composite constructor_template<T>() {
+        auto num = 0;
+        channel<T> tx_a -> rx_a;
+        channel tx_b -> rx_b;
+        new sender(tx_a, 1);
+        new middleman(rx_a, tx_b, 2);
+        new receiver(rx_b, 3);
+    }
+
+    composite constructor() {
+        new constructor_template<u16>();
+        // new constructor_template<u32>();
+        // new constructor_template<u64>();
+    }
+    ").expect("compilation");
+    let rt = Runtime::new(1, true, pd);
+    create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_simple_select() {
     let pd = ProtocolDescription::parse(b"